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Bachelor of Science in Education/German

The Bachelor of Science in Education with a specialization in German Education prepares secondary education graduates to teach German for grades 5-12. The program is aligned with the developmental standards for both the middle school/junior high and high school levels as defined by the Indiana Department of Education. A license in this area requires the completion of specified general-education courses, professional education courses, and content area courses for a minimum total of 120 credit hours for the Bachelor of Science degree.

Programs are aligned to standards for the related Special Professional Associations (SPAs).

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Degree Requirements (120 cr.)

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Students receiving the Bachelor of Science in Education, Secondary Education (German) must complete 120 total credit hours including:

• IU South Bend Campuswide General Education Curriculum (33 cr.) to include

• EDUC-F 201 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Laboratory Experience (2 cr.); AND
  EDUC-F 202 Exploring the Personal Demands of Teaching: Field Experience (1 cr.)
  Fundamental Literacies: Oral Communication requirement

• MATH-M 111 Mathematics in the World; OR
  MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics
  Fulfills Fundamental Literacies: Quantitative Reasoning requirement

• Major Concentration Requirements (74 cr.)
• Electives (13 cr.)

• An overall GPA of 2.75 is required for admission into the Teacher Education Program (TEP).
• Students must successfully complete EDUC-P 250 and EDUC-W 200 to be eligible to enroll in Foundations II courses.
• All courses are 3 credit hours, unless otherwise noted.

Major Requirements (74 cr.)

• COAS-Q 110 Introduction to Information Literacy (1 cr.)
  Fulfills Additional Requirements: Information Literacy requirement
• EDUC-K 306 Teaching Students with Special Needs in Secondary Classrooms
• EDUC-M 301 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 314 General Methods for Senior High/Junior High/Middle School Teachers
• EDUC-M 401 Laboratory/Field Experience (1 cr.)
• EDUC-M 420 Student Teaching Seminar (2 cr.)
• EDUC-M 445 Methods of Teaching Foreign Language
• EDUC-M 464 Methods of Teaching Reading
• EDUC-M 480 Student Teaching in the Secondary School (10 cr.)
• EDUC-P 407 Psychological Measurement in the Schools
• EDUC-P 475 Adolescent Development and Classroom Management
• EDUC-W 310 Integrating Technology K-12
• EDUC-X 470 Psycholinguistics for Teachers of Reading
• GER-G 203 Second Year German 1
• GER-G 204 Second Year German 2
• GER-G 305 Introduction to German Literature: Types
• GER-G 306 Introduction to German Literature: Themes
• GER-G 313 Writing German 1
• GER-G 314 Writing German 2
• GER-G 363 Introduction to German Cultural History
• GER-G 465 Structure of German
• Three additional 3 credit German courses at the 400–level (9 cr.)
  One of the courses must be in literature
• HPER-X XXX Any approved courses (2 cr.)

Electives (13 cr.)

• The Secondary Education German major requires 13 elective credits. Please see your advisor regarding approved electives.